Local Catholics attend White House reception for Pope Benedict

By Sam Lucero
Compass Staff

GREEN BAY -- When Deacon Everett Doxtator of St. Joseph Parish in Oneida received an e-mail April 3 inviting him to a White House reception for Pope Benedict XVI on April 16, he thought it was a belated April Fools joke.

The e-mail, he said, was from the White House and it invited him to attend a formal welcome for Pope Benedict on the South Lawn of the White House given by President George W. and Laura Bush.

His invitation to the papal reception wasn't a prank, since Deacon Doxtator sits on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council. It was his council membership that led to the invitation, which he saw as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.   Full story ...

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